lús
See also: lus, lûs, luš, and -lus
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʉuːs/
- Rhymes: -ʉuːs
Noun
lús f (genitive singular lúsar, plural lýs)
- louse
Declension
| Declension of lús | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f16 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýs | lýsnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýs | lýsnar |
| dative | lús | lúsini | lúsum | lúsunum, lýsnum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Derived terms
- blaðlús f
- feigdarlús f
- fiskalús f
- flatlús f
- fuglalús f
- førilús f
- førlús f
- grótlús f
- grunnlús f
- hoylús f
- høvuðlús f
- kongalús f
- lundalús f
- seyðalús f
- skriðlús f
- taralús f
Related terms
- liðadýr
- skordýr
- mariuhøna
- meyra
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
Noun
lús f (genitive singular lúsar, nominative plural lýs)
- louse
Declension
declension of lús
| f-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýs | lýsnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýs | lýsnar |
| dative | lús | lúsinni | lúsum | lúsunum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Derived terms
- flatlús
- höfuðlús
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lūs. Compare Old English lūs, Old High German lūs.
Noun
lús f (genitive lúsar, plural lýss)
- louse
Declension
Declension of lús (strong consonant stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýss | lýssnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýss | lýssnar |
| dative | lús | lúsinni | lúsum | lúsunum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Descendants
- Danish: lus
- Faroese: lús
- Icelandic: lús
- Norwegian: lus (Bokmål), lus (Nynorsk)
- Swedish: lus
West Frisian
Noun
lús c (plural luzen, diminutive lúske)
- Alternative form of lûs